OC Oerlikon Corporation (OERLF)

[buhg1b]

OC Oerlikon sees full year solar sales over 700 million Swiss francs
04.03.08, 4:11 AM ET

ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - OC Oerlikon Corporation AG. said its solar segment is expected to achieve sales of more than 700 million Swiss francs in 2008 as markets increasingly turn to clean solar energy.

Last year, the segment contributed some 300 million francs to the group's sales.

OC Oerlikon also said that it will continue to expand production, development and support for its leading thin-film silicon solar energy solutions.

As previously announced the group will open a new Asian Hub in Singapore in the second half of the year to boost its local presence.

[e-mail]